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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2004
Robert C Boman, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Roland Kuhn, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Brian Hanson, Goleta, CA (US);
Robert C Boman, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Roland Kuhn, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Brian Hanson, Goleta, CA (US);
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The vehicular monitoring system obtains audio information from the speech of occupants within the vehicle and then processes that audio information to extract information about the behavior of the vehicle occupants. Using the behavioral information the system then assesses whether said behavior is in compliance with a predefined set of rules. Severe violations are reported to a third party via cellular telephone or other means. Less severe violations are recorded in a log file that is subsequently uploaded to a networked computer system for review and analysis. The behavioral rules used to assess violations may be modified by the administrative user.